I have read the rules, very carefully, a great many times, and I remain convinced that my original interpretation was the correct interpretation of the rules as they were written before yesterday's revision. I have explained my analysis in gory detail, and of those who disagree, only Greg Strong has provided reasoning based on the text of the rules in response.
You say that under my interpretation the Long Leapers would have too much power. That may be so, but that is a subjective assessment which can only be made based on experience with the game (or perhaps experience with similar games and an intuition superior to mine). The fact (if that word can be used) that a particular set of rules does not yield the best of all possible games does not mean that that set of rules was not written down. As it happens, I think that the Long Leapers in Rococo may be too powerful regardless of which rule is used for capture along an edge. But one's opinions of the merits of a game are not relevant to interpretation of the written rules. The rules are what they are, not what you, or I, or anyone else, think they ought to be.
Also, the fact that some anonymous player once played a move which was not the best move under my interpretation (which you call the 'wrong' interpretation) cannot be taken as evidence for or against any of the three interpretations. It is not even evidence that the player interpreted the rules one way or another, unless the annotations (which I have not seen) contain some discussion of the matter.
I have read the rules, very carefully, a great many times, and I remain convinced that my original interpretation was the correct interpretation of the rules as they were written before yesterday's revision. I have explained my analysis in gory detail, and of those who disagree, only Greg Strong has provided reasoning based on the text of the rules in response.
You say that under my interpretation the Long Leapers would have too much power. That may be so, but that is a subjective assessment which can only be made based on experience with the game (or perhaps experience with similar games and an intuition superior to mine). The fact (if that word can be used) that a particular set of rules does not yield the best of all possible games does not mean that that set of rules was not written down. As it happens, I think that the Long Leapers in Rococo may be too powerful regardless of which rule is used for capture along an edge. But one's opinions of the merits of a game are not relevant to interpretation of the written rules. The rules are what they are, not what you, or I, or anyone else, think they ought to be.
Also, the fact that some anonymous player once played a move which was not the best move under my interpretation (which you call the 'wrong' interpretation) cannot be taken as evidence for or against any of the three interpretations. It is not even evidence that the player interpreted the rules one way or another, unless the annotations (which I have not seen) contain some discussion of the matter.